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The 2nd Annual Rosendale Theatre Mushroom Festival Where Mycology Talks, Waxes Poetic, and Meets the Big Screen

BUY TICKETS
Sat, Jun 17,
10:00 am

Saturday June 17, 2023 10 AM to 9 PM

Advance Festival Tickets:
$40 All indoor and outdoor events
$30 All indoor events

Day of Festival tickets:
$40 All indoor events

NOTE: Outdoor mushroom foray is not available for day of registration

The outdoor portion starts at 10 am at Willow Kiln Park with mushroom forays in Rosendale, followed by a quick ID session, before entering the Rosendale Theatre for the indoor festivities.

Highlights include:

  • A mushroom cooking demonstration from Cornell Extension teacher and local amateur mycologist, Maria Reidelbach
  • Short mushroom-themed videos submitted by “local” filmmakers
  • Panel Discussion and Q&A: A Changing Climate: Medicinal Psychedelic Research and Accessible Psilocybin Use
  • Open Mic Music/Poetry Slam
  • Feature Film: Know Your Mushrooms
  • Networking with mycologists, updates on the NY State mushroom, legalization of psilocybin
  • Mushroom Coffee and More

About the Film – Know Your Mushrooms

Visionaries Gary Lincoff and Larry Evans lead us on both a wild mushroom hunt and the deeper cultural experiences attached to the mysterious fungi. Combining material filmed at the Telluride Mushroom Fest with animation and archival footage, along with a neo-psychedelic soundtrack by The Flaming Lips, this film opens the doors to perception, taking the audience on an extraordinary trip.

MUSHROOM FESTIVAL SCHEDULE

10 am: Mushroom ID Walk

Leaders: John Michelotti, Luke Sarrantonio, Gabriela D’Elia

12 noon: Inside Rosendale Theatre: Welcome and Introduction 

12:15 pm: On Screen – Mushroom Shorts

1:30 pm Culinary Presentation: Having Your Way with Mushrooms in the Kitchen

Having Your Way with Mushrooms in the Kitchen will be a cooking demo and tasting by Maria Reidelbach, a former president of the New York Mycological Society, cookbook author and instructor for Cornell Extension.

2:30 pm Break with short videos on screen and in the lobby

3:30 pm: Panel Discussion: A Changing Climate – The Impact of Medicinal Psychedelic Research

Moderator: Avery Stempel, culinary mushroom farmer, co-president of New Yorkers for Mental Health Alternatives  

Discussants:

  • Allison Hoots, attorney specializing in psychedelic plant medicine among other areas of focus

  • Dee Dee Goldpaugh, psychotherapist, educator, and clinical supervisor

  • Bill Brennan, psychologist and clinical advisor

  • Aaron Genuth, founder of Darkhei Rephua, a Jewish entheogenic 501(c)(3) nonprofit

  • Stephanie Van Hope, RN and nursing educator

5:00 pm Lobby: Food, Beverages, Mushroom Shorts

Inside theater: Updates on NY State Mushroom Campaign; Mushrooms and Conservation: Gabriela D’Elia

Dinner Break* Visit Local Restaurants for Mushroom Specials

6 pm Mushroom Poetry and Open Mic Hosted by John Michelotti & Gabriela D’Elia

7:30 pm Feature Film: Know Your Mushrooms (1 h 14 min – Documentary – NR)

9 pm Festival Ends

Check back at this website for schedule details and updates.

Other questions:

pam@rosendaletheatre.org